Texas Gambling History, Part 1: Game Rooms. Shootouts. Mailbox Bombs
In this series, we look at the people, places, and moments defining Texas’s history to understand its conflicted relationship with gambling.
Tyler Andrews
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Texas Gambling History, Part II: Galveston Becomes A Popular Sin City
The Maceo brothers painted a significant moment in the history of gambling in Texas. The Balinese Room in Galveston was one of the greatest underground illegal casinos in the country.
Beto O’Rourke: Legal Texas Gambling Could Lower Your Property Taxes
Beto O’Rourke pitched revenue from legalized casino gambling and sports betting in Texas to reduce property taxes and aid educational reform.
Collegiate Player-Data Partnerships Could Mean Serious Money From Sportsbooks
Selling player data represents an opportunity for collegiate bodies to make serious money if sports betting is able to tap into it.
Texas Law Finally Catches Up With Eight-Liner Slot Machines
A Texas Appeals Court in Fort Worth found on Apr. 11, 2022 that eight-liner slot machines were unconstitutional and therefore illegal.
Are Weak NIL Restrictions An Opportunity To Exploit Young Athletes?
The NCAA, by hesitating to put restrictions on NILs, has set a wide-open precedent and companies are going full tilt at younger players.